Stovepipe-fastener.



No. 827,875. lDATENTED AUG. r7, 1906. L. A. LOWE. STOVEPIPE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. 1905.

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oompanyino' drawings, and paitioulaily point v y 4.o i stolvepipe-astener applied to is a perspective View ol' l2, preferably ol2 metal;l one end ol which is ci tizen of' the United tion, size, and minor details may be inail-o sie. 82 8?8. Specicaton, o1 vlsitontsd. Aug. 7, 1906 Ilpplieation lleal July Z1, l

Be it known' that l, Lincoln Sta' tesi.m

son) in tliooounly o!" tonison 'n i lfl1ss mri,' have invented a new and Y StoVepipollfx-stenor, ol which the follmv K dlent willi (lio inserted end of the pipe.

a speoiioatinn. 5 lwoo the strip 2 sliilalily .mounted a This invention relates to stowpioe-fasten- @flip l?, with the l' 'i8 initie/tl over the longii, as at i3: while l l loop o1 hook 1.4, to

spring l\'ear `jacent the eoil 13 tlio strip is ,oliqnelyl ionning the lugs lli for en- 'Vice 01"' the class ei'nbof proved .featiiues reliability, and. adapta 'n further object of l 'las i to ine pipe. a Wn'e E() may en Volo the ei'oow and foim a loop 2l, engaging gness, l lilla.

bility. e inwentioi'i is to pio .vide a' stovopine-llamame? leavin means )oli 2 'il the spying When therev is engagnw the .inner and outer fl ,l 'ed pipe, small metal strip chimney and the inserted emi o arranged to be al' usted with i points ol" engagement.

further objet ot the invontimv is to inovide o stm/opine stoner Whe tlm pi o f is secured to the t. f .nney by a. sp g ol" adjusting itsell to th expansion oa Iseo by; l heat or otherwise.

Aturtlier object oi: the intention is to 1L Y vide in a stovepipe--astene1' moans for hold ing the pipe-collar in eontaot with 'the ontei- Wall of the chimney.

`Witli these and other objects, in View the present invention consists in ille combina-l tion andarrangement. of pants, as will be hereinafter fully described, shown the ac- ,.i o pz? should, extend into xfs-opening and the lugs i6 an mj or unveiling the @oil i3, tlteeby Qhs'mgingv the lugs, 'The ond i3 then tod tln'ow if tlie coller JQ-and into the opel ng. The pipe li is then insorted tluougli tne collar and into the cliimlugs lo. The strip l2 and the pipe are' then' 'ed out in t e appended claims, it being unl dersto'od that changes in. the loinz, pi'opot^ l Without departing from the spint oi sacri ioing any of tho advantages ot this in'v'en l the strip 23 put in place and the spring'l' tion. f connected, tno-'oli holdinOp the )lne a ainst- 7 w- 4, b s L ln tile drawings tlins employed, ligure ,L i6? w.. .l1 being' 'firmly llxed do not;

a View in sido elevation ol the a pig, chimney, shown in vertical J tlie iiii l, ro vetl .m

,umnovecl 'lie sliding( into the chimney and A shutting oli ille (liatt of fallin@ outwardlyl'lav'lng tluis described the invention, what olaiiiocl isl. stovepipelastoner comprising a strip liaving means -at one end thereof ment "l" the inner Wall oil a Chimney and with a stop acliitpted to engage the and, of the sto'v'epipo, said chimneyin; moans being' adjustable with 'ref to the stop. l i 2.' A Stow-pip(A fastener comprising a strip ,having one end thereof coiled for engagement p1pe-fasteneiz Fig. 3 is a View in side elemtion of the improved fastener, snowing an other Way of attaching to the nih,

Lilie Characters of roifel'ence inflioate cmi-e sponding parts in all of the 'figures oi the drawings. l

In its preferred embodiment the impoved stovepi e-fastener forming the subject-mat ter of t 11's application is adapted to be used in connection with a chimney, lt), and a pipe, as ll, of the usual and ordinary oonstruction. The fasti/ener comprises a strip rrip and carrying a l s chimney walls or noonting the device it .is liist asoei-,

noy-oponing and into engagement- Witll thecliajwn outwardly nntil the coil 13 contacts"- witli tl'io innerwall ol the chimney, when the` 'lllie fastener being' firmly seoined in tlie olnnmey, thea/'1re 20 or for engage-` tlie opposite the pipeasat 24,

.fo-eil to stop tlie pipe suoli point by roll? Ioci with the inner wall of tliiinney1 and plo--l provide-d Ywith a Shop adapted to ew the iongh of the stri.' Li-'m between the opposite and of me Stiip means earned my 11h@ y :mii the stompipo.

o. Stow ipemusi' compri@ ai Stiip g pijlu, o' L sii'ip adapted to oo insortod in the having umani; ab on@ @ud ilmfao' im anfing@- simu iov-opening und provides! with means meut with the iuiioi *mail of :ziiiiimszy ami E provided with :i stop :ifi-opined I ih adjacent end. of the smfepi" mi chumieyl engaging rile-ms being adiusmian viii; i'e l spoot to the stop; and u non; mounted the ouml' W511i of iii@ chiimmy.

4. A Si'ovepipe-ifns mex' Cmiipi having om @mi ther ofcoihf( rv n with tho imiei' wail oi' Chimney {im} vided with Sybil-ed iimi'aidiy-v' ing iw" adapted to the adj con' iii pti; the

' engagement.with the iiiiim Wai] of' said opted io ong-ngo dio ziiiwxfent end of the.

smid chiamo Y moans being mL fo Xxf'ii'h respect to tho pipo-engaging Y and means married by the Strip for enmg' the. outm' *mili oi the chin'u'iejv. The coiii'oinmion. wi'ii n, Chinmoy :and mpc, oil a Strip having one end thc-roof coiled migagemont' wiji the inner Wall of ih@ and pi'iwidod wiih spaced ings L L 'o engage the adjacent oud oi" the .ai-gro, said, iiinmaY-engfxging imams boing :ub

stovepipe, Said Coii be adju speci to Lilo ings, tonguo siuixliiy mounmi 1 on. ihre strip :mii mh r @d to viv 11h@ lli/s (mici j wail oT, ih@ chimp :md y pix-mtmfhiri .A i hush" iiioaiiivd on the strip :uid adapted to rage i/iio omer Wall of the. Chiniiiey, means moans Czuiied by mo opposf @mi oi' :said 1 iorammiing the Long-uv in adjusted position, strip. and yioldabie connection between the op- 5, A stovopipeiiisimm? C Having means :it one @lid il ment with the nmol Wai] i posit@ ond of the :strip and the pipe.

T Y v Ai. i ,1x Y'f in testimony Lmt i. L mi mgoiegomg my own l have hereto af'iixed niysigi'iatuie in the presence of two witnessea.

NUQLN A. LUX/VE.

oi'ixpiising ii strip ieroo'i im* orig-nge i zi Chinmoy and 011th@ strip anni adapt@ tov une the out@ g S. SNYDER, Wall of the dilz'unoy, im@ a .iledablo Co'imeul mi. GRANETT. 

